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JOSEFH SEXTON, OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

GAME.

, Application lcd. March 13, 1925. Serial No. 15,310.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, Josnrrr Snaren, 'a citizen of the United States.residing at Savannah, in the county of Chatham and State of Georgia,have inventedcerta-in new and useful Improvements in Games, of whichthe' following `is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to gaines.

` Anobjectfofthis invention is to provide an improved marble game, andespecially to provide a target to seat the marbles, of such a form as torequire considerable skill in seating the marbles in the target, andknocking the marbles from` the seated position.

It is an object of this invention to provide a device which willaccommodate a variety of marble games, including skill in seating themarbles in predetermined sockets, and also in accurately knocking themarbles `from the sockets, and also to provide a device of such anarrangement that it can be played from a considerable distanceespecially on a dark day, and in which the targets are made distinctive.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved means ofmounting a marble in a target, and such means as will prevent theaccidental displacement of the marble, and at the same time enable itspositive removal upon an accurate shot being had.

A further object is to provide a. target of this character which may bequickly and stably mounted in a place where it is desired tof playmarbles, and especially one which may be readily mounted upon theground.

With the foregoing and other objects in view l have invented the deviceillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of mv improved device.

lFigure 2 is an end elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Figure 4 is a verticalsection through one of the target holes.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the severalviews of the drawings and in the specification, in which 2 is a targetboard, which may be of cypress or other fine grain lumber, which isprovided preferably with 6 holes, the holes being preferably of exactlyof an inch in diameter and of smooth bore, and being indicated by thenumeral 3, and being provided at their bottoms with a valley or channel4., in which valley or channel l seat a strap 5, the strap 5 beingflattened on its base at 6, and having its ends 7 and Supturned at apredetermined angle from the base, and being aliixed by a brad 8 to thebase of the channel or valley il, which strap 5 forms a seat for themarble. rlhe end is shorter than the end 7, and upturned at" a slightlygreater angle, so that the marble will roll easier from` the other sidelwhich is the rearward side. Around each hole l provide a white spacesuch as,9, which white space is defined at its outer sides bv verticallines and which divides the board into alternate green and white spaces,the board being painted preferably green so that the spaces between thewhite areas form a green background, the white areas standing out andlocating the eye to the target ll. A t the tops of each of the whiteareas 1 provide numerals preferably in the following order--from left toright, in the first white area the numeral 1, the second white area 2,the third white area 1, the fourth white area 3, the fifth white area 1,and the sixth white area is provided with the numeral 2, which numeralsindicate the score by hitting the marble carried `in the targetthereunder. The board 2 is supported by transverse bases 10 and 11,which normally holds it in a vertical position, and in order to make itperfectly rigid in this position, l provide end pins 12 and 13 havingvertical bearings in screw eyes 14, the lower end of the pin 12 beingsharpened as at 15, and being bent into an eyelet as at 16, the pinsbeing preferably of brass. ln mounting this device to the ground, thepins 12 and 13 are passed through the eyelets 1li and forced into theground until the eyelets 16 contact the screw eyelets 14C, whereby thedevice is most rigidly held.

In playing the game, I preferably use marbles having a diameter of V8inch, which marbles may be inserted within the targets 3, and a game ofskill had in striking the marbles from a distance with another marble,and knocking them from their pockets, or it may be had by attempting tolocate the marbles into the respective pockets from a distance, or anyother suitable game may be played in relation thereto.

Claims:

1. 1n' a game device, a board and means for mounting the same in avertical position laterally of the board, the board provided with aplurality of sockets adapted to carry marbles.

2. In combination, a marble carryingtarget board, base members forholding the board in vertical position, and means for anchoring theboard, the anchoring means including pins adapted to be driven into theground.

3. In a game device, a target board, pockets in the target board adaptedto carry marbles, and means for anchoring the board to the ground in avertical position laterally of the board.

4. In a target structure, a marble receptacle comprising a circularrecess, and a plate at the bottom of the recess, the plate having itsends upturned at an angle relative to its base.

5. In a marble target board, receptacles for marbles comprising circularholes in the board, a channel at the bottom of the holes` a platecarried in the channel, the plate bent at angles relative to its base atits ends, the rearward end having a lesser bend than the forward end.

6. In a game device, a target board provided with marble carryingpockets, the pockets provided with means for retarding the passage of amarble'both forward and rearward, the forward retarding means of greaterresistance than the rearward retarding means.

7 In combination, a target board provided with marble pockets, thepockets including a base plate and brads for fixing the base plate tothe board.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

JOSEPH SEXTON.

